The rivalry between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings saw its latest chapter written Saturday, when the teams met outdoors at Coors Field in Denver, home of baseball's Colorado Rockies.
Detroit won 5-3, thanks to outdoorsman Brad Richards, who scored the game-winning goal in his record fifth outdoor game. The buzz, however, surrounded the temperature - it was the warmest NHL game played outside - and the fake snow pumped in to add to the ambiance.
Here are seven lasting images from the game:
A hockey hug outdoors is the ultimate hockey hug.
"Snow."
Under the lights.
Game-winner.
Roots.
Salute.
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If I were the Avs, I would have rather won the regular season game than the alumni one the night before.
I am not sold on these outdoor games. It might be different if I was at the stadiums but on TV they just don’t add anything to the game.
These games were probably the best outdoor games yet. Lots of emotion…. was interesting to watch how inspired everyone was for this match up.